Don Geddis wrote:
How big is your tank? You really shouldn't have a Dragonet unless you have
75+ gallon tank, with _mature_ (1+ year) live rock and sand.

110 w/ lots of live rock and plenty of pods.

Finally: you have implied a connection between "putting up a cloud of dust",
and "pods [aren't] enough [...] better feed him better." What's the
connection? Mandarins doing their regular eating will often spit "dust"
through their gills. What makes you think this has anything to do with the
Mandarin being hungry? Or do you have some other observation which suggests
it isn't getting enough to eat?

I was hoping that with live brine or worms maybe it would slow down it's
pod eating. Not that I mind that it's eating pods, but just the "dust"
coming out of it's gills.

I've noticed a difference in turbidity between morning (clear) and
evening (cloudy). And, I only noticed this after the mandarin was
introduced to the tank (along w/ coral beauty).

--Kurt